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How to Win Maokai vs Galio Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Galio

How to Beat Galio as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Galio as Maokai

based on 4,061 Maokai vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our dataset, Maokai faced off against Galio in 4061 matches. Including so many games with Maokai vs Galio provides us faith in our ability to produce enlightening data and a solid build to annihilate Galio. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Maokai has to counter Galio in only 2.6% of his matches.

Maokai vs Galio Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Maokai has done a poor job of beating Galio. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Maokai versus Galio matches, Maokai’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Galio.

Best Maokai vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowFrozen HeartJak'Sho, The ProteanSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Maokai to level upq
>
Second ability for Maokai to level upw
>
Last skill for Maokai to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Galio as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Galio

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.

Advice to Win Against Galio

Galio cannot traverse walls with Justice Punch.

Galio moves slower when he is charging Shield of Durand.

Hero's Entrance can be interrupted before Galio jumps into the air.

Maokai vs Galio Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Galio Image
2.7
< Kills >
5.7
6
< Deaths >
6.2
12.8
< Assists >
9.9
0.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
49
< Minions Killed >
138
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,760
< Physical Damage >
533
9,927
< Magic Damage >
20,883
1,022
< True Damage >
559
12,710
< Damage Dealt >
21,975
29,657
< Damage Taken >
24,613
9,241
< Gold Earned >
10,886
1.39
< Towers >
1.74
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,471
< Total Healing >
2,347
11,327
< Experience >
13,486
46
< Vision Score >
23
19
< Wards Placed >
11
427
< Time Dealing CC >
131

How to Counter Galio with Maokai in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several influential Maokai versus Galio matchup stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Galio’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Galio..

Maokai usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Galio. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Galio

Who is Better, Maokai or Galio?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Maokai usually fairs equally well when taking on Galio, with a 49.1% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes an ok counter to Galio.

While Maokai does have a lower win rate compared to Galio, when facing one another, Maokai also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Maokai into Galio.

Moreover, Maokai has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Galio. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Galio matchups, Galio is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Maokai is a somewhat poor counter to Galio. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Maokai against Galio.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

SwainSwain47.6% winrateLilliaLillia48.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser48.4% winrateNilahNilah48.4% winrate

Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 56.1% 8797 GamesBrandBrand+ 56.5% 6844 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 57.2% 24108 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.5% 8067 Games

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Maokai, we analyzed 4,061 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Galio as Maokai comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Maokai Build Galio Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Maokai to counter Galio during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai typically accumulates less CS compared to Galio. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Maokai versus Galio build include Thornmail, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Galio than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 49.1% when countering Galio with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Galio as Maokai, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Maokai vs Galio battles, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.1% winrate overall.

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